HMRC Scam Email - Funny

[Merchant UK]

Hi all

The Scammers are looking at inventive ways to try and scam us that since last weekend i've had about 5 of these scam emails from HMRC


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LINK REMOVED (HMRC) Tax Refund Confirmation ! [30/03/2015]


Dear Applicant,

I am sending this email to announce: After the last annual calculation of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of 150.28 GBP.

We have attached the tax return form with the TAX REFUND NUMBER ID: UK321718200-HMRC.

Complete the tax return form by clicking on the link below :

LINK REMOVED

Thank you not to respond directly to this email, your post would not be treated.

Your sincerely,

MR JACOB N WHITE
HMRC Tax Credit Office
TAX REFUND ID: UK321718200-HMRC


Copyright 2015, HM Revenue & Customs UK All rights reserved.



Thank you not to respond directly to this email, your post would not be treated.

Your sincerely,

MR JACOB N WHITE
HMRC Tax Credit Office
TAX REFUND ID: UK321718200-HMRC



Copyright 2015, HM Revenue & Customs UK All rights reserved.

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I love it where its says "Dear Applicant" also how they end it with the Block caps, Plus Tax credits has nothing to do with Tax returns, also the appalling lack of English grammar, which makes this written by an non English person, check out "Thank you not to respond directly to this email, your post would not be treated."

Well i like my post to be treated !

 

[Merchant UK]

Ok so i've been busy, Carefully i looked at the url which they posted and this is what i saw

A fake HMRC Page asking for Credit card info, How stupid do people think we are?? If you check out the url, a whois check reveals a Stephanie Marshall registered the domain, I have emailed the registrar at URL: http://www.ovh.com and ask that they look into this as a matter of urgency

https://who.is/whois/ttax.co.uk

So just be careful and only use a dedicated email address for your Banking and Tax affairs

Anyone else i can complain to???

 

[KM-Tiger]

OVH are also hosting it, so an email to [email protected] with a link should see it taken down.

 

[Merchant UK]

OVH are also hosting it, so an email to [email protected] with a link should see it taken down.

Yes, all done! They only registered the domain on the 25th March Last wednesday, so if it gets taken down then thats superb. Have also reported to HMRC.

 

[Merchant UK]

Another thing i do to safeguard against crap like this is have a dedicated email only for Tax, Bank and Paypal use so i would have something like [email protected] for HMRC, the same with my banking email and paypal, so if i get any crap on my other regular emails i know its fake, as well has having all your important emails under one special email address you'll also have all your emails saved so you won't lose any.

 

[MASSEY]

I am plagued with HMRC emails but more so with fake banking emails.

Some how they seem to know who i bank with and i have just looked in my emails today to see emails from 'natwestbanks.co.uk' and 'natwestecure.com' - a misspell! the authorities don't seem to do enough to combat this in my opinion.

This is an HMRC one i have, it's got no images, simply this text with an attachment, clearly a virus...

Dear Customer,

After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have discovered
that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of GBP 193.55.
Kindly complete the tax refund request and allow 1-3 working days to process it.

Please download the document attached to this email and confirm your tax refund.

A refund can be delayed for a variety of reasons.
For example: Submitting invalid records or applying after the deadline.

Yours sincerely,
Edward Troup
Tax Assurance Commissioner.

Please do not reply to this e-mail as this is only a notification. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered.


And this is the email address they are using [email protected]

These people need to be found and beaten with blunt objects.

 

[Merchant UK]

I agree with things needs to be done but to be honest i just don't think police are that bothered with anything internet or email fraud, Never heard anyone getting arrested for email fraud or anything similar, Saying something bad on twitter is as far as the police are likely to act.

We need to take this on ourselves, like the email I've checked and reported, why don't we have a section on hear where we can be scam busters and act on fake scams and phishing emails.?

 

[BustersDogs]

http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/

 

[MASSEY]

Just decided to check on 123 reg out of interest for the domain names i mentioned in my earlier post. One of them seems to not be registered, i presume they faked it and spelt it wrong.

The other, NatwestBanks.co.uk is more interesting because it is showing as registered, and you guessed it, by someone in Nigeria.

Now he is either an amateur scammer starting up from his moms basement or he put fake contact information when he registered the domain.

Domain name:
natwestbanks.co.uk

Registrant:
Mark Okojie

Registrant type:
Unknown

Registrant's address:
5 kukoyi street off church street
Alapere ketu
LAGOS
100 001
Nigeria

Did a bit of google mapping (too much time on my hands)

It seems like a legit address, can't get a street view on it unfortunately.

I'm tempted to email local police in Nigeria and see if they will investigate it.

The domain is registered with http://www.domaindiscount24.com/en might email them too and see if they will take it off him.

 

[Swisaw]

I usually reply to this scam type by saying: can you prove it with your cash your not a liar? Send me £30.00 cash to prove you are not telling lies. After that I apply to get the refund.

 

[fisicx]

I usually reply to this scam type by saying: can you prove it with your cash your not a liar? Send me £30.00 cash to prove you are not telling lies. After that I apply to get the refund.

Trouble is by replying you have verified your email address and they will sell it onto every other scammer.

 

[Swisaw]

Trouble is by replying you have verified your email address and they will sell it onto every other scammer.

Usually they go away but some tiems they come back and say: 'You have to take my for word for it'. In reply I say: 'Prove it with your cash, not your mouth. Otherwise f**k off. This is what we Londoners tell people of your type'. After that they don't come back.

Remember the scam about getting money by millions from accounts of deceased people by presenting your self as the next kin. I used get at least two a day. After I started to reply with the following message, they stopped. This is the message:

Regarding your business proposal for me to come forward as the next kin of a deceased multimillion dollar account holder in your bank, you are simply asking me to tell lies to help you to steal from your bank. This is assuming you are not telling lies to defraud me. Before I present myself as the next kin of the deceased to steal his multi million dollars, I want you to prove it with your cash, not your words, you are not telling lies to defraud me, you are really telling the truth to steal from your bank. You have to understand my position; you are planning to steal a large amount of money from your bank with my help. If I help you I will become a thief just like you and there is no honour between thieves. I do believe in the cash of a thief but not in his words. Accordingly, I want you to pay me a $1000.00 in advance to prove you are really planning to steal from your bank, not to defraud me. After that I join you to help you to steal this multi-million dollar money from your bank. After I collect this inheritance fraudulently, I will give you your share of 70%. I swear on your life, which is very dear to me, I will stick to the terms of business between us to steal and share this money. If I defrauded you after I got the money, may the Great Wall of China fall on you.

 

[fisicx]

No, you missed my point. By replying you have verified that this is a legitimate email account. They will sell this email address on to other fraudsters.

Never, ever answer a scam email.